Planning Manager

Overview

In this Planning Manager role, you shape media strategy and campaign delivery for a major UK client, Morrisons. You will lead campaigns from brief to actionable results, build trusted client partnerships, and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and drive growth. You collaborate with the Planning Director and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality work and strong client service, while supporting junior colleagues. This is a hands-on opportunity to influence media planning within a leading agency and contribute to measurable client outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave
• inclusive benefits initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead campaigns from brief and strategy through implementation, analysis and recommendations
• Act as day-to-day client contact, understanding their business and category
• Own responses to smaller briefs with strategic, media and commercial solutions
• Collaborate with Planning Director to deliver high-quality work and strong client service
• Identify proactive media opportunities to improve effectiveness and reduce waste
• Manage campaign operations and financial processes (purchase orders, accuracy)
• Support development of junior colleagues and build relationships with partners and teams across Zenith

Key requirements

• Experience developing or delivering media plans with linkage to client objectives
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Clear, engaging communication, including presenting recommendations
• Analytical approach turning data into insights
• Collaborative working style and ability to build trusted relationships
• Commercial awareness and understanding of financial accuracy in client partnerships
• Proactive and adaptable mindset with willingness to share knowledge and develop others

• collaborative
• strong communication
• analytical thinking
• media planning
• campaign analysis
• project management

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